HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Trace the evolution of landscape architectural practice in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Link design vocabulary to specific designed landscapes. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Name landscape architects/designers associated with periods in landscape architectural history and give examples of their important designed landscapes. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss the values and aspirations guiding landscape architectural design in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Trace the evolution of landscape architectural practice in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Link design vocabulary to specific designed landscapes. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Name landscape architects/designers associated with periods in landscape architectural history and give examples of their important designed landscapes. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss the values and aspirations guiding landscape architectural design in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate